| Single Assessment Process - training materials care homes (residential care) The following listing is subject to ongoing review and revision... Assessing patients' eligibility for fully funded nursing care [author: William Anderson, Hilary Bungay] (13 January 2004) Article in: Nursing Times, vol 100, no 2, pp 38-39. The introduction of free nursing care in nursing homes requires that patient's needs for care from a registered nurse are determined as part of the assessment of health and social care needs. It is important that patients are assigned to the band of care that is appropriate for them so that they receive the correct contribution to their care. A minimum data set/resident assessment instrument (MDS/RAI) was piloted on residents living in nursing homes as an assessment tool to see whether this agreed with decisions that had been made by the NHS-designated assessor for the registered nursing contribution to care. Comparison of findings showed that the assessment tool was a means of improving the quality of assessments. Further information about training to use the assessment tool and the MDS/RAI can be found at the website of the Senectus Project. Contact Details: Tel: | Fax: E–mail: | Web links: http://www.senectus.org | http://www.nursingtimes.net Target group: | Type / Format: article; assessment tool Availability / Price: | ISBN/ISSN: 0954-7762 Notes: see Related Organisations Using the Liverpool Care Pathway in a nursing [authors: Kathryn Mathews, Jemma Finch] (12 September 2006) Article in Nursing Times, 12 September 2006, pp 34-35. The Liverpool Care Pathway provides evidence-based guidelines relating to the care of dying patients. This article outlines a pilot project to introduce it to a 150-bed BUPA nursing home in Hatfield, Hertfordshire (St Christopher's). The authors are both Liverpool Care Pathway Nursing Home facilitators, Mount Vernon Cancer Network. Contact Details: Tel: | Fax: E–mail: | Web links: www.nursingtimes.net | www.lcp-mariecurie.org.uk Target group: HAs | Type / Format: article Availability / Price: | ISBN/ISSN: 09547762 Notes: AIS Systems Limited MDS-RAI - Minimum Data Set Residential Assessment Instrument; MDS-HC - Minimum Data Set Home Care (2003) MDS-RAI and its community version MDS-HC provides a computerised system for the collection of MDS assessments data in a care home setting. After recording assessments a number of indicators are automatically calculated e.g. RNCC nursing levels, staff hours, specific outcome measurements. MDS-RAI can also produce sound clinically based care plans for the individual client. MDS-RAI is accredited by the Department of Health for use in this context. AIS Systems are also able to provide training. The MDS-HC assessment tool and guidance manuals are available from The Stationery Office but the instrument will also be developed in an electronic format which will enable organisations to migrate to full electronic systems in a stepwise manner over time and across the organisation (see TSO website). The MDS Instrument training video should be available from June 2004. Contact Details: Ken Collins, Chairman, Unit 5 The Courtyard, Wisley, Surrey GU23 6QL Tel: +44 (0)1932 359370 | Fax: +44 (0)1932 359359 E–mail: info@aissystems.ltd.uk | Web links: http://www.aissystems.ltd.uk | http://www.care-assessment.org.uk Target group: LA/HA | Type / Format: assessment tool Availability / Price: upon enquiry | ISBN/ISSN: - Notes: AIS Systems Limited is registered in England and has been formed to serve the UK with MDS assessment systems and related MDS intelligence systems. AIS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Datasystems Consultants Ltd. and a sister company to HealthSystems Consultants Ltd and HealthResources Ltd., who can can provide a full range of management consultancy services. http://www.tso.co.uk Joseph Rowntree Foundation MDS - latest research reviewing the RNCC tool, flexible skills mix, and the specialist nurse project (2003) [authors: Jan Reed, Bill Watson, Margaret Cook] (2003) Part I of this 3-part report is: The Registered Nursing Care Contribution tool: an evaluation of use; by Jan Reed, Bill Watson, Margaret Cook, of the Centre for Care of Older People (CCOP). University of Northumbria. It presents the findings of their study on the Registered Nursing Care Contribution (RNCC), which was introduced in 2001, to determine the amount of NHS-funded registered nursing care that residents in homes need. The results of using the Minimum Data Set (MDS), a well-validated tool were compared with the RNCC tool for 186 residents from 6 care homes. Comparison was also made between RNCC results when people with different backgrounds and experience used the tool. Appendices include: Example of an MDS assessment form; example of an EASY-Care assessment form; RNCC documentation and guidance. (MDS-HC Version 2, August 02 2000, in reduced size print). Contact Details: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York, YO30 6WP Tel: +44 (0)1904 629241 | Fax: +44 (0)1904 620072 E–mail: | Web links: http://www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/eBooks/1859351247.pdf | Target group: | Type / Format: assessment tool Availability / Price: £15.95 from YPS, tel 01904 430033 | ISBN/ISSN: 1859351239 Notes: Also available as PDF on http://www.jrf.org.uk - ISBN 1859351247 The RNCC tool is copyright University of Northumbria (Centre for Care of Older People; since 2006, the Centre for Collaborative Gerontology). Other contact: Jan Read, Professor of Healtrh Care for Older People, Centre for Collaborative Gerontology, Faculty of Health, Social Work and Education, University of Northumbria, Room H017, Coach Lane Campus, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7XA. Tel: +44(0)191 215 6142. Fax +44 (0)191 215 6083. London Older People's Development Programme, Medicines Management Project Handling medicines and the law [author: Lelly Oboh] This document is based on a Powerpoint presentation, It presents three statements on handling medicines; lists the three legal categories of medicines; outlines the legal postion regarding residends' medicines in residential homes; and action to be taken in the event of refusal to take medication. View presentation Contact Details: Lelly Oboh, Senior Prescribing Adviser, Lambeth PCT / Older People NSF Pharmacy Adviser, London Specialist Pharmacy Services, Streatham Common Clinic, 293 Streatham High Road, London SW16 3NP. Tel: 020 8243 2417 | Fax: 020 8243 2402 E–mail: lelly.oboh@lambethpct.nhs.uk | Web links: | Target group: Pharmacists | Type / Format: Powerpoint; document Availability / Price: | ISBN/ISSN: Notes: LOPSDP now ceased. See also: London, Eastern and South East Steering Group on Medicines Management and Older People - which continues work previously carried out by the Medicines Management Project, but covers a wider geographical area. MHA Care Group with support from the Alzheimer's Society The Person - not the Problem MHA Care Group August 2002 A training and information video for everyone interested in understanding dementia. This very powerful drama is the story of retired GP Eleanor Jennings who has recently developed dementia. As she moves into a residential care home, her husband, also a GP, makes a visit to see how she is settling in. Issues highlighted in the video such as communication, care with dignity and respect, and acknowledging the feelings of relatives are supported with a booklet suggesting pointers for group discussion. 'The Person - not the Problem' shows the importance of getting to know and supporting not only the person with dementia, but also their partner and family. By encouraging family input and support whilst preparing a care package, staff are helped to understand better the person they are looking after. Video duration 28 minutes. Contact Details: MHA Care Group, Epworth House, Stuart Street , Derby DE1 2EQ Tel: 01332 296200 | Fax: 01332 296925 E–mail: enquiries@mha.org.uk | Web links: http://www.mha.org.uk | Target group: | Type / Format: video; book Availability / Price: Available for purchase, price £20.00 | ISBN/ISSN: Notes: Royal Institute for Public Health (RIPH), Preventing Malnutrition in the Community : What Works? A one day conference on 28 November 2006, at the RIPH in Portland Place, London. Organised by Royal Institute of Public Health in collaboration with European Nutrition for Health Alliance and ILC UK. The programme is still being devised but will comprise: Key presentations, Case studies, Workshops, Recommendations for policy. Malnutrition is a particular problem in ageing populations: metabolic and physiological changes associated with the ageing process render older people particularly susceptible to mineral and nutrient deficiencies. Malnutrition is not only a problem on its own: it compromises the health outcomes of individuals, may delay the speed of recovery and increase mortality. The impact on population health is significant, as is the burden to individuals and their carers, not to mention the economic impact on the health care system. Yet awareness of this issue is low - not only amongst the general public, but within the medical and nursing professions and amongst health care managers, health insurers, patients, policymakers and politicians. It is against this background that a group of stakeholders from across the health arena have formed the European Nutrition for Health Alliance in a united effort to raise awareness of the importance and the urgency of the issue of malnutrition and to build an agenda for action at the European level. Throughout the UK, several initiatives exist that help prevent malnutrition in care homes. Yet too often, these initiatives remain localised or in "pilot" phase and findings or lessons learnt do not get broadly disseminated. This seminar aims to bring together examples of good practice in communities with policy level discussions. Contact Details: Jennifer Tatman, 28 Portland Place London W1B 1DE Tel: +44 (0)20 7291 8353 | Fax: E–mail: itatman@riph.org.uk | Web links: http://www.riph.org.uk | http://www.european-nutrition.org Target group: LA/HAs | Type / Format: conference Availability / Price: £140 to £199 | ISBN/ISSN: Notes: Russell House Publishing From where I'm sitting a manual for those working with older people in the social care sector [author: Sue Thompson] (2002) 238 pp "From where I am sitting" is designed as an aid to learning for anyone involved in the care of older people in residential or nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living schemes, or in their own homes. The material includes background information, items suitable for handouts, guidance on training exercises, and overhead transparency templates, so that it can be used in conjunction with training, and provides guidance for those who are just starting out in this field of work. Themes covered include: dealing with feelings; communication; personal care; health issues; residential care; dementia; sexuality and intimacy; loss and grief; aggression; abuse; and staff care. Contact Details: Russell House Publishing Ltd., 4 St George's House, The Business Park, Uplyme Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3LS. Tel: +44 (0)1297 443948 | Fax: +44 (0)1297 442722 E–mail: help@russellpublising.co.uk | Web links: http://www.russellhouse.co.uk | Target group: SSD/HA/PCT | Type / Format: guide Availability / Price: £29.95 | ISBN/ISSN: 1898924047 Notes: |